Chloroplast budding mediates β-carotene transport for early stage astaxanthin hyperaccumulation in microalgae
β-Carotene, the precursor of the high-value carotenoid astaxanthin, is transported into the cytoplasm via chloroplast membrane budding.
Authors
- Feng Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-280X)
- Haiyan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-0056)
- Cheng‐Cai Zhang
- Zhaokun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-4571)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Hydrobiology (CN)
- Shanghai Zhangjiang Laboratory (CN)
- Watershed (GB)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf423
- Primary Topic
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Hydrobiology
- National Key Research and Development Program of China